Regarding bench big man... Milwaukee has 17 names on their roster, with 8 players 6-10 or taller. What are the chances that our TRG doesn't make the cut and becomes available. We've seen players we've traded away end up back on our roster before.

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I was just about to post in the Ex-Pistons thread, but if you touched on that topic here it is. Based on Ukrainian news sources, the most likely scenario for Kravtsov is to go back to Ukraine and join Summers on the team they are building for their debut in the Euroleague.

I was just about to post in the Ex-Pistons thread, but if you touched on that topic here it is. Based on Ukrainian news sources, the most likely scenario for Kravtsov is to go back to Ukraine and join Summers on the team they are building for their debut in the Euroleague.

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I suppose if your money/contract is guaranteed, there's no point in sitting on the bench for a whole NBA season when you could alternatively go back home and actually play ball.

I'm getting tired of reading articles that allude to "nobody is signing Jason Collins because he's come out of the closet" notion. He's a career end of the bench big man with zero offensive game who is on the wrong side of 30. Nobody is signing him because he sucks as a player.

I'm getting tired of reading articles that allude to "nobody is signing Jason Collins because he's come out of the closet" notion. He's a career end of the bench big man with zero offensive game who is on the wrong side of 30. Nobody is signing him because he sucks as a player.

I'd be OK starting the year without another big and seeing what I can get out of Chuckles and Mitchell. I really want Mitchell to get some time early. He should be able to play the Rodman/Salley rookie style garbage man from the start.

I think we are going to need Chuckles. He brings a really good outside threat. I'd give him the first sub, either Monroe or Drummond (prob Drummond). If you have him and Billups on the floor, it will easily be enough to give us space to operate hi-low sets with Smith and Monroe, with Monroe strong side hi post, chuckles cutting baseline through Smith screens on the weakside would give us open 3's all day. Restrict help movement by rotating either jennings or billups to the weakside wing.

Man I'm chomping at the bit with excitement over who Joe signs here. Petro would probably be most useful both on the court and on the practise floor. Decent defender/rebounder. I think Cole's 'potential' expiry date has lapsed.

Man I'm chomping at the bit with excitement over who Joe signs here. Petro would probably be most useful both on the court and on the practise floor. Decent defender/rebounder. I think Cole's 'potential' expiry date has lapsed.

Well, I take it back, pass the crow please. I've only been looking at the headlines and they all seem to suggest this viewpoint. But, when I actually read these articles, I realized that most writers actually explain that the reason why he isn't signed is because of what limited value he brings as a player.

My earlier post is yet another example of a trend within the last 8-10 years: It is easy to form strong and angry opinions about things when you don't slow down to comprehend.

Seems like a distraction with no actual on court benefits to be honest. Maybe Gores is pushing for it (b/c he thinks somebody should do it) or maybe they are just trying to do him a favor by pretending to consider it.

At least we know he can lay the wood on other big men (sent Tim Thomas to the hospital). He'd actually bring back some of the bad boys style if he were to continue his physical play.